GRAMMAR LEVEL 1
English Grammar
[ Circle the best possible answer for each question ]
Uni t Prac ti c e
Practice 10 English Idiom s
1.Students must be when the teacher is teaching in class. A B C all ears all heart all arms
2.Gary his mother to buy him a new mobile phone. A done deal B badgered C add fuel to the flame 3.The movie Captain America was a movie. A B C blockbuster block bust blocked
4.Janices parents were proud of her because she got in her SPM exam. A B C flying start fly color flying colors
5.Cole selling properties last year. A B C make a kill made a kill made a killing
6.Mandy is now rich and successful. Hers is a kind of story. A B C rags to riches riches to rags rag to rich
7.Youngsters nowadays give up easily rather than to . A weathered the storm B weather the storm C weathering the
storm 8.My always drives me crazy, she just cant keep quiet. A backseat driver B person C backseat girl backseat
9.Parents must make sure their children do not mix with any at school. A C good egg bad egg B bad eggs
10.The party last night was great. Everyone had . A C ball a bowl B a ball
11. My mother has to when my father is angry. A bear the brunt B bear the anger C bear the cool 12.We must that living in a city is more costlier than living in a village. A mind mind C 13. His brother is stealing motorbikes. B bear in bore in mind for
A behind bar B behind house C behind bars 14. Honest people will tell the truth but deceivers will try to . A bend the truth B break the truth C bending the truth 15. John has been with grief since his wife passed away last week. A beside oneself B beside himself C besides himself 16.The SPM English exam was a . A piece of pie B piece of meat C piece of cake 17.My mothers fruit cakes always sell like _. A C hot cake hot books B hot cakes
18. Many young professionals are A A A A A A A A A A A A A saddled with debt safe hands gatecrash get the axe get his hat together get in peoples hair active and hale full a eye hammer home hammer and tongs hand in hand gave...hard tv box B B B B B B B B B B B B
due to poor financial management. sad with debt safe house gate crashed got the axe get his money together . get in her hair . heart and hale half an eye hammering pots and pans hand and foot giving...hard . C idiot box C C C C C C hale and hearty half an eyelid hammered hammer and tin hand on hand give...hard C getting in peoples hair C C C C C saddled with money . save hands gate painted get the hammer get his act together
19. You can leave your son with my aunt, dont worry, hell be in 20. Some outsiders into our fruit party last night.
21.Two senior staffs of the company 22. John needs to
due to restructuring of the company.
or else hes going to loose the contract.
23. Vivian is very annoying, she likes to 24. My grandfather is 92 but he is still 25. Mrs. Fang kept 26. Mr. Haner never fails to 27.Every night, our neighbors go 28.Poverty and crime go 29.Students nowadays
on her toddler while preparing milk for him in the kitchen. the importance of studying hard on his children. . They argue non-stop every night. in big cities all over the world. teachers a time with their undisciplined and rude behavior.
30. Couch potatoes like to spend time in front of the 31.My husband is A A A A A A jack of all trades juggle act jumped to conclusion jump to conclusions on their knees knock the socks off B color box but master of none. B B B B B B one jaws drop get the jitters jumped the light jump the light kicked up a fuss know the score
C C C C C C
join the club juggle frogs jumped for joy jump for joy knew the score knuckle down
32. Some students 33. Vincent 34. We must not 35. Several people 36. Julie managed to
when they have to do public speaking. when he passed his driving test. before we get all the facts, said the lawyer to his client. at the post office due to slow service and the long queue. everyone with her impeccable presentation.
37.The economy crisis brought the country A A A A A A A A A A A A A A to its knees knuckle up lame excused lashed on last thing on my mind lame duck laugh up her sleeve let off steam a broken record brick wall hand to hand like thief in the night make cold calls Ps and Qs B B B B B B B B B B B B B B to its head knuckle on lame duck lashed out
. C C C C right now. C C C C C C C C . C C make ends meet during job interviews. mind over matter lame excuse . last word of her friends. laughed it off . lie in a scalded cat . lame duck . mouth to mouth most of the time. a lie to its stop to do some serious revision. knuckle down lame excuse latched out
38.If you want to do well in your exam then you will have to 39. Most people give a 40.The annoyed teacher for not coming to work on time. at her students for being noisy.
41.I might be broke but killing myself is the lashed out last resort
42. If Damien cant get any loan from the bank then hell have to sell his car as a 43. Carey wore a funny looking hat to school and became the laughing stock let up steam cat and dog live wire hand to mouth out of the suitcase make a go two minds
44. Children nowadays are stressed with school work, they need to play some games to 45.My uncle and aunty still fight like although they have been married for 30 years.
46. I tried to explain to him about the mistake but it was like talking to a 47. Most poor families in the third world countries live from 48.Johns job requires him to travel a lot that he lives 49. Many families living in cities find it hard to
50. Fresh graduates have forgotten the importance of the minding their
Answers For Unit Practice 10 - English Idioms
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A B A C C A B A B B
1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0
A B C A C C B A A B
2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0
B C A C B A A A C C
3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 4 0
A B C A B A A C C B
4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 5 0
A B B A B A B B C A
